Cyberbullying Dan Interaksi Sosial Pada Remaja Kelas XI SMA Di Surabaya

Abstract

Technology, information, and communication are growing rapidly making it easy for teens to communicate through social media even for negative things like cyberbullying. Victims of cyberbullying receiving unpleasant treatment experience difficulties in their psychological development, impacting on the inability of a teenager to interact socially well. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of cyberbullying with social interaction in high school class XI teenagers in Surabaya. The study uses a correlation study design and cross sectional approach. The population of the study was 142 high school students in class XI, 105 samples were taken by simple random sampling. The results showed a low incidence of cyberbullying with moderate social interactions of 42 respondents (40%). Spearman Rank Test results obtained no correlation between cyberbullying and social interaction, p value = 0.516 and r = -0.064. Teenagers are expected to understand the impact of cyberbullying and be more responsive to cyberbullying events that occur around them. Parents and schools can provide education on how to use technology wisely Keywords: cyberbullying, social interaction, adolescent.